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Source: Politico
By LOUIS NELSON 10/12/2017 07:14 AM EDT
Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she certainly didnt have any knowledge of Democratic donor and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinsteins alleged history of sexual assault, telling CNN that she plans to give money he donated to her to charity.
"I was appalled. It was something that was just intolerable in every way," Clinton said. "And, you know, like so many people who've come forward and spoken out, this was a different side of a person who I and many others had known in the past."
Clinton and other Democrats have condemned Weinstein in recent days following reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker that the movie mogul had allegedly made unwanted sexual advances on young women in Hollywood for years. The former secretary of state said she and other Democrats were unaware of the allegations against Weinstein, a longtime donor to Democrats and liberal causes.
"I certainly didn't, and I don't know who did," she said. "But I can only speak for myself, and I think speak for many others who knew him primarily through politics." The former secretary of state said she gives 10 percent of her earnings every year to charity and that donations from Weinstein will be a part of those donations.
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